Woman arrested on child abandonment charge

Jessica Isabel Lopez, 28, was arrested Tuesday after allegedly abandoning a child, according to court documents.

A Midland woman was arrested Tuesday after allegedly abandoning a child, according to court documents.

Jessica Isabel Lopez, 28, was being held Thursday on a $10,000 bond for a state jail felony charge of abandoning or endangering a child with intent to return.

Midland police were dispatched at about 11:15 a.m. Tuesday in reference to a child being found in the middle of a street.

Police went to a residence and found a woman, who said she didn’t know Lopez had left the residence and left the child there, according to her arrest affidavit. Lopez allegedly knocked lightly on a door and made a comment about leaving but didn’t hear a response from the woman.

While police cleared the residence, an officer found marijuana next to the child’s cereal bowl, according to the affidavit.

If convicted of the state jail felony charge, Lopez could face up to two years imprisonment.